Xbox CCO Reveals Project Helix Console Design Strategy

In a statement originally made to GameSpot, Xbox Chief Content Officer Matt Booty has confirmed that Project Helix is a direct collaboration between Xbox's hardware and software teams, stating that "We're there every step of the way as these things come along, so it's an exciting time. As we've done with many consoles before, those two teams will work hand-in-hand as we get that together."

Along with the end of the "this is an Xbox" campaign and previous reassurances from Microsoft that it would remain committed to Xbox despite a historic slump for the brand, Booty's words indicate that Microsoft is going back to trying to compete with Nintendo and Sony directly, not just be a glorified publisher. In some ways, the new approach already shows a lot of promise; backward compatibility is currently best on Xbox consoles, which allow old games to be played ...